Resources

Select from the following categories:

• Research Guides
• Civic Engagement Leading Organizations
• USF Office of Service Learning and Community Action
• Internships
• Faculty Fellowships
• Scholarships
• Post-Graduate Opportunities
       - Graduate Schools
       - Jobs
       - Fellowships and Other Programs
• Miscellaneous Opportunities

   Research Guides

• Public Policy Research Guide
  An online source of journal and newspaper articles, statistical data, reference sources, books and dissertations and selected web sites of think tanks, university-based centers, local, state and federal government agencies. Courtesy of USF Gleeson Library.

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   Civic Engagement Leading Organizations

• Civic Engagement Leading Organizations
  Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) provides a list of leading organizations working on civic engagement issues.

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   Scholarships

Watch this space for more information on scholarships.

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   Post-Graduate Opportunities

There are a number of different preparations for careers in public service, with law schools being a popular path. Listed below are a number of other programs that may be appropriate depending upon your interest. It is far from an exhaustive list, but it does give you some idea of the choices that are available.

   Graduate Schools

• Graduate Programs at USF
• Policy Schools
  • Richard & Rhonda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
  • John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
  • Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, The University of Michigan
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
  • Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California
  • UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research
  • The Maryland School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland

   Jobs

• USF Career Services
• Federal Government's Office of Personnel Management
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  Job postings by state.
• Policy Jobs
  Jobs, scholarships, internships and fellowships in public policy worldwide.
• Guide to Careers in Child & Family Policy, University of Illinois
• California State University at Chico: Government Job Posting

   Fellowships and Other Programs

• AmeriCorps/VISTA
  National volunteer and community service opportunities.
• Camp Wellstone in MN
  Conferences on grassroots advocacy and campaigning.
• Campus Compact
  Is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service learning in higher education.
• Capital Fellows Program
  Post-graduate fellowships in the California State Senate, Assembly, and Judiciary.
• Center for Campaign Leadership
  Nonpartisan campaign training and research organization at UC Berkeley.
• California Conservation Corps
  One year program that focuses on protecting and enhancing California's environment, human resources and communities.
• Catholic Campaign for Human Development
  CCHD is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops
• City Year
  Unites young people (17-24) from all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them skills and opportunities to change the world. 
• Congressional Hunger Center
  A non-profit, bi-partisan, anti-hunger leadership training organization in Washington, DC
• Coro
  Fellowships in public service, community development, and leadership.
• Emerge
  Political leadership training program for Democratic women in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Idealist
  A global clearinghouse of nonprofit and volunteering resources, offering job listings and volunteer opportunities.
• Jesuit Volunteer Corps
  One-year volunteer program in social service focused on the tenets of social justice, community, simple living and spirituality.
• Johns Hopkins University: Special Research, Internship, and Fellowship Opportunities
• Network Social Justice Lobby
  Internships in faith-based, social justice lobbying.
• Peace Corps
  Volunteer program in developing countries.
• PIRG
  Public Interest Research Groups located in each state.
• Teach for America
  A national teaching corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under resourced urban and rural areas in the U.S. 
• Vincentian Service Corps
• Vision New America
  Promotes the civic participation of underserved ethnic groups through internships and conferences.
• The Wellstone Fellowship

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   Miscellaneous Opportunities

Campus Progress Action Grants

Join our national network of engaged progressive students! Apply for a Campus Progress action grant today.

Campus Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress, works to strengthen progressive voices on college and university campuses nationwide; counter the growing influence of right-wing groups on campus; and empower new generations of progressive leaders. As part of that project, we are offering Campus Progress Action Grants to help support young people working to make a difference.

Right-wing organizations spend nearly $40 million a year on campus outreach efforts - in part, helping to fund, mentor and support conservative activist groups. Too often, progressive students have been left to fend for themselves. With Campus Progress Action Grants, we want to help students leverage their passion, creativity, ideas, and organizing talents to create progressive change on their campuses and in their communities. Whether it's working to promote clean energy on your campus; to advocate for a living wage at your school or in your state; to stand up against extremist judges and abuse of power in Washington; to fight genocide in Sudan; etc., Campus Progress wants to assist the most creative and energetic issue campaigns across America. (The Center for American Progress is a nonprofit educational organization. Grant funds can be used only for public educational purposes; you may not use the funds to support candidates or political parties, and only a limited number and portion of grants may be used for lobbying Congress, state legislatures, or local councils. The Center for American Progress will award grants in its sole discretion. Grantees will be selected based on the creativity and importance of their campaigns and their potential for effectively bringing about positive change.)

Recipients of Campus Progress Action Grants not only will receive funding for education and advocacy campaigns; they also will receive communications and messaging strategy and support from Campus Progress / Center for American Progress staff and access to policy experts on their issue. We will mainly support projects run by undergraduates, although we welcome applications from graduate students. We are looking to support students and campus organizations who can demonstrate commitment and achievement. In the start-up phase for this program, our grants will range from $200 to $1,000.

http://www.campusprogress.org/page/s/actiongrant

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